Game



July 1551933. W F BEAT-[Y l ,918,892

GAME

Filed June 50, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet l OUT OUT uN 511555 July 18, 1933. W F BEAT-ry ,918,892

GAME

Filed June 50, 1951 3 sheets-sheet 2 y s E u. nvemfqr A orney July 18, 1933. w. F, BEATTY 1,918,892

GAME l Filed June 30, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Aorney Patented July 18, 1933 erren- STATES PAT-ET OFFICE wrrmrnia F. Bnn'rrY, or Woonsrnn, yonmnssrenonor cnn-imm* v"ro CHARLESy sAKoN, or NEW YORK, Vn. Y. 4 s Y GAME i Application `filed zJ' une 30,

The present invention relates to a' game and the prime object of the invention resides in the provision of a game apparatus wherein it is possible to simulate somewhat the well known game ofbaseball.l i

Another very importan-t object of the in-V vention resides in the provision of `a game apparatus -of this natu-re which is simple in its constructiomeasy to operate, laffording amusement to old and you-ng, thoroughly efficient and reliable in useand operation, unot likely to easily becomeout of order, easy to manipulate, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Nit-h the above and numerous other objects in view as' will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. l Y Y ln the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the apparatus embodying the features of my invention,`

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectionv therethrough taken substantially on the line 2-2`of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse vsection taken substantially on the line 31-'3 of F igure l, Y

Figure 4 is a detail vertical sectiontaken substantially on the line 4.-1 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a detail vertical section taken substantially on the line 5 5 of Figure 3,

Figure 6 is a detail side elevation showing one end portion of the casing,

Figure 7 is a diagrammatic view of the wiring.

Referring to the drawings in detailit will be seen that the letter C denotes a rectangular open top casing formed with bottom 5 having side walls 6 and 7 rising therefrom and end walls 8 and 9 rising therefrom.

A battery compartment 10 is formed'in one i corner of the casing portions of which are formed of parts of the end wall 8 and side wall 7 and an opening is formed in the adjacent portion of the side wall 7 which opening is closed by a metallic plate 11 swingably mounted so that it may be moved to an open 1931. serial No. 547,945.

position to insert or remove the ,batteries which are preferably l`of the well known lflash light type, and maybe mounted 'in series as indicated in the drawings having oneterminal engaging the plate 11 and the other terminal-engaging al spring 12 which isconnected with a contactlel from which extends A glass panel l17 extends between the side walls 6 and 7 and the end wall 9,"terrninatlng a distance from the end wall' 8. `An opaque panel is disposed between the inner edge of the panel 17, the side wall 6 and 7 andthe end wall 8. An' electric bulb S is wirev29,p a wire 16 extendingfrom the plate te Y panel 18. lThe wire Y'16 is lconnected with the bulbs S and B as shown in the diagrams of Figure 7-.I Awire 19 yextends from the bulb S to one of a pair of spr-ing spaced conitacts 20 mounted in a r compartment 1S formed 'on the corner of Vthe 'panel 18 opposite from the battery by means of portions of the wall's6 and '8 and la w-allf21. A pair oflspaced spring contacts 22 are mounted a compartment B formed by walls 26 and 23 and a portion ofthe wall 8. A pair of spaced spring. contacts 25 are mounted in a compartment P formed by walls 21 and 26 and a portion ofthe wall 8 immediately between the compartments S and B. y

A wire 27 leads from the bulb B to one of the spring contacts 22.Y A Vwire 28 leads from a bulb P to one of the spring contacts 25. The wire 29 leads from the other spring contacts 20, 25 and 22 to the contact 14C.

The bulb P is designed to indicate ther baseball and is mounted ina reflector casing 31 rising from a stem 32 with an enlargement 33 on the bottom end thereof adapted to slide on the bottom 5. This rod or stem 32 is connected with the rear end of a lazy tong anl opening 51 in the panel 18 and having a bat simulating crank 39 on its upper end. The front pair of long levers of the lazy tong mechanism is pivoted to a rod 52 depending from the panel 18. Thus by moving the shaft 36 by means of the bat 39 the lazy tong mechanism can be extended or contracted and by moving the shaft 36 towardl either side of the casing, the lazy tong. mechanism, pivoting on the rod 52, can be moved or shifted towards the side-s of the casing. A Wire 40 is connected With the bulb P and with the wire 16. A ball t1 of conducting material is operated by one of the players to be rolled into one of the compartments S', B or P. Y f

Now'if the ball rolls in the compartment S the circuit Will be closed to energize bulb S. This,-of course, would indicate a strike. If the ball is rolled into the compartment B this would close the circuit to energize the bulb B and would indicate a ball. NOW it the ball is rolled into the compartment Pv this would indicate a play and would light up the bulb P which wouldl have been previously moved by the lazy tong structure actuated by the bat 39.

N 0W on this glass panel various areas are marked ofi' indicating various plays which may occur in the ordinary game of baseball and of course When the bulb P would light up under one of these areas that particular play would be presumed to have occurred.

In this Way it will be seen that a vscore card may be kept just like in an ordinary baseball game. s

It is thought that they construction, operation, utility and advantages of the invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art Without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of eXemplilication since in actual practice it attains the fea` tures of advantage enumerated as desirable lin the statement of the invention and the above description. v

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combina` Iclaim as new is:

1. A game ofthe class described comprising a transparent panel, a bulb, means for moving the bulb to differentl positions under the panel, said panel having indicia marked thereon, and means for causing the bulb to be lighted so that it may be seenV under Which particular` indicia said bulb may have been moved, said means for moving the bulb comprising a lazy tong mechanism, saidmeans for lighting the bulb comprising a circuit With apair of spaced spring contacts therein, a compartment in Which the spaced spring contacts are located, and a` ball of conductive material adapted to be rolled into the-compartment ,for closing the circuit.

2. A game of the class described comprising a transparent panel, la bulb, means for moving the bulb to different positions under the panel, saidpanel having indicia marked thereon, and means for causing the bulb to be lighted so that it may be seen under which particular indicia said bulb may have been moved, said means for moving the bulb com-A l' prising a lazy tong mechanism, said means Jfor lighting the bulb comprising a circuit with a pair of spaced spring contacts therein, a compartment in whichv the spaced spring contacts are located, and a ball of conductive material adapted to be rolled into the compartment for closing the circuit, twoother compartments adjacent the iirst mentioned compartment, and spaced spring contacts in the said other compartments in circuit with other electric bulbs one of which is indicative of a strike and the other of a ball.

WILLIAM F. BEATTY. 

